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    • Mike LuceyM Offline
      Mike Lucey
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      ... another thing! I imagine it would be tricky getting up from a fall with that harness and it could do some damage to the 'crown jewels' into the bargain 😲

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      • Mike LuceyM Offline
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        .... this guy has a 'death wish' 😄 😄


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        • daleD Offline
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          🤣
          Yes I confess, this had me a little concerned

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          Also, when he nearly terminates the little girl in the square 😲
          Also doesn't having pedals kind of put physics on your side?
          The thing that interests me is that this is a student competition sponsored by James Dyson with reasonable prizes.
          This one was probably more worthy of the Fine design designation http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/Projects/Project.aspx?ID=2946&RegionId=0&Winindex=0
          But there was a bike theme going so....

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          • bmikeB Offline
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            guy who 'invented' this bike lives around the corner from me.
            you use a running / walking motion with your legs. no circles.
            up down up down up down.
            really weird to see it go down the street.

            http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tB5VcV5YChw/Tt9_dU1vVrI/AAAAAAAAAX8/3zhBTMJbhE8/s400/IMG_0315.JPG

            seems really counter intuitive to me... but i like spinning, and feel its actually easier on the knees.

            still has gears though, so you maintain some of the mechanical advantage of the modern bike.

            mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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            • daleD Offline
              dale
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              Ah, so it almost works like the Nordic Track exercise machine by the looks of it. That's quite cool.

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              • bmikeB Offline
                bmike
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                @dale said:

                Ah, so it almost works like the Nordic Track exercise machine by the looks of it. That's quite cool.

                yeah, it is similar.
                problem for me is that when i walk, my arms tend to move.
                when i run, they definitely move.

                on a bicycle with a typical crank, the feet move in circles, different than walking, so unless one is hammering up a hill, arms and upper body can remain quiet.

                mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                • ToboboT Offline
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                  Speaking of design,

                  This book is very interesting

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                  Toby

                  Philippians 4:13

                  I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

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                  • soloS Offline
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                    Fine design...maybe, genius...hell yeah!

                    http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw

                    http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/images/stories/LifeStraw/LifeStraw/child-drinking-LifeStraw-with-metal-bowl.jpg

                    The Life straw!!

                    http://www.solos-art.com

                    If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                    • bmikeB Offline
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                      looks like a larger version that i've seen in use for hikers / adventurers:

                      http://www.mcnett.com/Frontier-Pro-Portable-Water-Filter-System-P207.aspx

                      http://www.mcnett.com/Assets/ProductImages/TctProducts/CtAqmFrntrProMn.jpg

                      mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                      • daleD Offline
                        dale
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                        @solo said:

                        Fine design...maybe, genius...hell yeah!

                        http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw

                        http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/images/stories/LifeStraw/LifeStraw/child-drinking-LifeStraw-with-metal-bowl.jpg

                        The Life straw!!

                        I think you've nailed an incredible example of not only how design can bring about change,but that it is not just about aesthetics,but outcome. Great find!

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                        • Mike LuceyM Offline
                          Mike Lucey
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                          http://www.yikebike.com/sites/all/themes/yb3.0/images/tablebackpic1.jpg

                          The Yike Bike. I remember seeing this in concept stage some time ago but now see that its on the shelves! Its pricey but breaks the mold when it comes to personal transport.

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                          • daleD Offline
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                            At first I thought this was counterpoint to Pete's post. A decadent Life straw,for the first world's trending overfed.
                            But the implications of the technology, when I dug deeper, could have staggering consequences on the delivery of medications for asthsma, and many more. http://www.egodesign.ca/en/article.php?article_id=605

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                            • daleD Offline
                              dale
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                              @mike lucey said:

                              http://www.yikebike.com/sites/all/themes/yb3.0/images/tablebackpic1.jpg

                              The Yike Bike. I remember seeing this in concept stage some time ago but now see that its on the shelves! Its pricey but breaks the mold when it comes to personal transport.

                              Mike
                              I would have loved one of these when I was living on the coast for my commute to and from work and the Ferry. It was an uphill return to the ferry, and took me just long enough that I would miss the Ferry which would mean a 14 hr day by the time I got home.
                              Love the way it folds also.Screenshot 2012-09-07 at 6.00.02 AM.png and starting at $2000.00 US puts it inline with other quality electric bikes.

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                                dale
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                                Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum Kengo Kuma and Associates

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                                  dale
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                                  These people play with light. Not just lighting, but screening, sunshades,all inclusive, in a very creative way.
                                  Atelier Oï was formed in La Neuveville, Switzerland in 1991, by three Swiss designers, Aurel Aebi (b. 1966), Armand Louis (b. 1966), and Patrick Reymond

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                                  • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                    Mike Lucey
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                                    Lit Motors Will Shake Up The Electric Vehicle Market With Its Two-Wheeled, Untippable C-1

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                                    Lit Motors Will Shake Up The Electric Vehicle Market With Its Two-Wheeled, Untippable C-1 | TechCrunch

                                    The recent influx of both high- and low-end EVs and electric motorcycles have shown promise, but current battery technology is still limiting, and the cost of entry is far too high with the benefits of switching from petrol-powered vehicles not being quite as obvious or apparent in the near term. Now imagine a vehicle that's smaller than a Smart Car, nearly a third of the price of a Nissan Leaf ($32,500), safer than a motorcycle with a range capacity that just lets you drive and won't ever tip over? What you get is Lit Motors' C-1, the world's first gyroscopically stabilized, two-wheeled all-electric vehicle, which launched at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco today. Oh, and it will talk to your smartphone and the cloud. Did I mention that you can't tip this thing over? (I've tried.)

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                                    Good to see the c-1 progressing 👍

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                                    • Mike LuceyM Offline
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                                      Soltech Energy
                                      http://www.soltechenergy.com/en

                                      http://images.gizmag.com/inline/glasstiles-4.jpg

                                      While maybe not fine design, I thought it is quite interesting.

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                                        Odooproject prefab home produces twice the amount of energy it consumes http://www.odooproject.com/en/gallery/house_g.html

                                        http://www.odooproject.com/en/gallery/house/01.jpg

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                                        • daleD Offline
                                          dale
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                                          The Solar Decathlon is always worth watching. This is a first class entry Mike 👍 , not Net Zero, but Net+1. I'm really interested in the air to water heat pumps. They are really coming on.
                                          Here is a link to a presentation by the team plot-paris is on. He posted it over on the The site. All SketchUp and Thea
                                          http://www.youtube.com/v/PLSYleNYog0
                                          I'll PM him and ask him to jump in.

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                                          • daleD Offline
                                            dale
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                                            I have been searching for an adequate definition of "design"
                                            I have been trying as a matter of course to avoid Wikipedia, so as not to become hooked on the instantaneous answers it offers, forcing me to dig a little deeper.
                                            But damned if the best definition, (at least to put it into the context of what I wanted to see within this thread), wasn't in "W" world.
                                            A specification of an object, manifested by an agent, intended to accomplish goals, in a particular environment, using a set of primitive components, satisfying a set of requirements, subject to constraints; to create a design, in an environment where the designer operates.

                                            There are so many things I personally haven't posted, selfishly, because they are not in my sphere of interests. Examples of this are: Jewellery, Shoes, Fabric, Fashion.
                                            But One that is not very well represented, is in fact something that I attended College to get a degree in, and that is Art.
                                            And within the Arts is the field of photography.
                                            So in order to stake new territory with something I feel falls into "Fine Design" I post the following:
                                            Christian Coigny
                                            An artist based near Lausanne, Switzerland. http://www.christiancoigny.com/about/
                                            I contacted Christian, to ask permission to include the following image, and he graciously consented.
                                            It is, in my opinion, very difficult to use the human figure without crossing boundaries into garish, or sexual. But in essence the human figure is the basis for so many iconic forms, and in terms of "Fine Design" I understate when I say it is "The".
                                            I find his work exquisite, complimented by his use of Black and White.
                                            Note: this small image does not do this photograph justice, so please visit his website for a much better view.

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